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P. B. BROGK' CIGAR GUTTER.

No.- 373,436. Patented-Nov. 22, 1887.

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P. B. BROOK.

CIGAR CUTTER.

No. 373,436. Patented Nov. 22, 1887;.

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U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FENELON B. BROOK, OF \VASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

CIGAR-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 373,436, dated November22. 1887.

Application filed February 12, 1887. Serial No. 227,400. (No model.)

To all whom. it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FENELON B. BROOK, of WVashington, in the District ofColumbia, have invented an Improvement in Cigar-Cutters, of whichthefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the reference-letters thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to a cigar-cutter having a dice-throwingattachment.

Figure l is a perspective view of the inven tion. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection thereof. Fig. 8 is a horizontal section with the base removed.Fig. 4. is a vertical section of a modification of the invention. Fig. 5is a horizontal section thereof with the base removed.

Various departures may be made from the constructionshown by the abovefigures with out departing from the spirit of my invention as set forthby the claim.

a represents a box or receptacle.

b is the base of the box.

0 represents an opening in the box.

' d is avibrating diaphragm forming the bottom of the opening a.

e is a lever pivoted atf.- g is the handle of the lever.

h is a hammer or stud carried by the lever.

i is a spring for normally throwing the lever e upwardly and the hammerh against the diaphragm d.

it are holes for the insertion of the tip ends of cigars.

Zare lateral arms extending out from the lever e.

m are knives carried by the arms Z of lever e and arranged to passacross the openings or holes 70.

n is a bell-glass arranged to cover the opening 0 and diaphragm (Z, andis made removable. The box a may, however, extend above the diaphragmand be provided with a glass top.

0 are dice or other light articles, which are placed upon the diaphragmwithin the bellglass n.

p is a cover arranged to close the opening 8, through which thecigar-clippings are removed.

Figs. 4 and 5 show a modification of the cigar-cutter, in which thehammer h is carried by a lever independent of that which carries theknives m, and has the handle 9.

tis the lever carrying the hammer h. It is pivoted atj. u is a springfor throwing lever t upwardly.

o is a pin or stud on lever 25.

w is a pawl or dog on lever e. w is apin on said lever, limiting themovement of the dog. The dog is pivoted at 3 The operation of thecutter, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, is as follows: Depress the handle 9,having previously inserted the end of a cigar in one of the holes k. Theknives m will clip the end of the cigar as the lever is pushed down.Then release the handle and lever and the spring 2' will throw the leverand its hammer it against the diaphragm d, causing the latter to vibrateand throw the dice up into the bell-glass n.

In Figs. 4 and 5 the lever e is depressed until the dog to rides off thepin 1), when the spring u will throw the hammer against the diaphragm.When the lever e is released,the dog strikes the pin 12 and is partiallyrotated thereby, so that it passcs above the pin 11, when the weightedend of the dog will restore it to its normal position. The pin a:prevents the dog from rotating the other way, and

holds it in engagement with pin '0 until it rides off therefrom.

I claim- A cigar-tip cutter and dice-thrower consisting of a casinghaving an opening or openings for the reception of the tips of cigarsand a flexible cover or diaphragm, said casing carrying a glass orguard, in combination with a projecting hand-lever pivoted to thecasing, a cuttingedgc, and a hammer, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

F. B. BROOK.

WVitnesses:

FRANK BRA'WNER, M. L. WILLIAMS.

